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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Scripps Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
446
Middle
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262073005738
Scripps Middle School
385 E SCRIPPS RD, LAKE ORION, MI 48360 · (248) 693-5440 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
94 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 131 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 37% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Scripps Middle School
Scripps Middle School's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Middle School this school | 446 | 21.1% | 59.7% |
| Northern Trails 56 School GRAND RAPIDS | 520 | 17.7% | 62.5% |
| Northern Hills Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 515 | 15.3% | 69.8% |
| Oakview Middle School OAKLAND | 510 | 26.1% | 59.3% |
| Haslett Middle School HASLETT | 660 | 23.2% | 58.8% |
| Robert L Nickels Intermediate School BYRON CENTER | 705 | 22.8% | 67.4% |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Scripps Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #56 of 397 | #15 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #69 of 380 | #15 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #50 of 377 | #12 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #280 of 491 | #39 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #8 of 436 | #2 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #144 of 437 | #21 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #406 of 477 | #28 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #55 of 339 | #8 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
446
-175 (-28%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 446 | 34.4 | 13.0:1 | 21% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 36.3 | 13.3:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 36.3 | 15.1:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 19% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 33.2 | 17.5:1 | 16% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 35 | 17.8:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 17% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 807 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 10% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scripps Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (580 to 446); teachers up 4% (33.2 to 34.4).
About Scripps Middle School
Scripps Middle School is a medium-sized middle school found in LAKE ORION, Michigan. A federal count lists 446 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Scripps Middle School is in Lake Orion Community Schools, a district with 6,472 students across 13 schools.
A majority of students at Scripps Middle School, 71%, are White. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 69% of residents are White. Scripps Middle School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Scripps Middle School counts 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.0 students for each one. Among middle schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Oakland County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
Scripps Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Scripps Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (59.7%) and its predicted rate (56.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that median household income is about $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Scripps Middle School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County, which together enroll about 169,926 students.
The school nearest to Scripps Middle School is Stadium Drive Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Scripps Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Scripps Middle School ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Scripps Middle School had 621 students in 2020-21 and 446 in 2024-25, a 28% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Scripps Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Orion Community Schools
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Oakview Middle SchoolMiddle · 510 students
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in LAKE ORION
- Lake Orion Community High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Orion Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Waldon Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
- Paint Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Webber SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Carpenter Elem SchoolElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Stadium Drive Elementary School0.1 mi · 444
- Learning Options High School0.1 mi · 73
- Community Ed Resource Center0.1 mi · 1
- Lake Orion Community High School0.4 mi · 2,035
- Pine Tree Center2.0 mi · 56
- Orion Oaks Elementary School2.2 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Scripps Middle SchoolHow many students attend Scripps Middle School?
Scripps Middle School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Scripps Middle School serve?
Scripps Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Scripps Middle School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Scripps Middle School.
How diverse is Scripps Middle School?
Scripps Middle School reports a student body of 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Scripps Middle School in?
Scripps Middle School is part of Lake Orion Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.